The Academy has contracted with Local Motion to meet our day student transportation needs.

Bus service will begin on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, and a detailed bus route schedule can be found here. A general outline of the routes is below.

Registration for the 2022-2023 school year is open through August 5, 2022.
Bus Registration Form

While all stops listed on the bus registration form will be offered in 2022-23, the exact times and specific route sequences posted are subject to change prior to and during the school year based on volumes, our bus company’s (Local Motion’s) guidelines and Massachusetts state guidelines around Covid-19. We are planning for a return to normal bus procedures (e.g., no assigned seating).

If you have any questions about bus registration, please contact the Campus Services & Events department: campus_services@milton.edu or (617) 898-2211.

Routes Overview

Upper School: morning pickup and two afternoon departures (4 p.m. and 6 p.m.)

• BROOKLINE ROUTE (Chestnut Hill, Brookline)
• NEWTON/WELLESLEY ROUTE (Newton, Wellesley)
• DOVER ROUTE (South Natick, Dover, Needham, Dedham)
• BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE ROUTE (Boston, Cambridge)

Middle School: morning pickup and two afternoon departures (4 p.m. and 6 p.m.), plus the option of a 3:00 p.m. departure on the Lower & Middle School BOSTON ONLY ROUTE. 

• BROOKLINE ROUTE (Chestnut Hill, Brookline)
• NEWTON/WELLESLEY ROUTE (Newton, Wellesley)
• DOVER ROUTE (South Natick, Dover, Needham, Dedham)
• BOSTON/CAMBRIDGE ROUTE (Boston, Cambridge)*
• BOSTON ONLY ROUTE (Boston)*

Lower School: morning pickup on the BOSTON ONLY ROUTE or the DOVER ROUTE and a 3:00 p.m. afternoon departure on the BOSTON ONLY ROUTE or a 4:00 p.m. departure on any of the other routes

• The school is piloting a K-12 4 p.m. bus run for all US/MS bus routes (Boston/Cambridge Route, Brookline Route, Dover Route, Newton/Wellesley Route)
• The school is also piloting allowing Lower School students on the morning DOVER ROUTE
• Please note Middle School students may be assigned to ride the BOSTON ONLY bus.*

*Middle School students who could take either the Boston Only or Boston/Cambridge route should sign up with siblings (e.g., on the upper school bus with an upper school sibling and on the lower school bus with a lower school sibling).  Students without siblings will be assigned to one of these buses based on capacity. Milton Academy reserves the right to change these assignments.

Rates

The following rates apply for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Full year, round trip                         $3,395
Full year, one direction                   $2,340
First half year, both directions        $2,340
Second half year, both directions   $2,340
Single ride ticket**                           $15.00 per ticket

All students registered for the bus are issued a Bus Identification Tag which will be mailed to the student’s home in late August. Bus identification tags must be affixed to the student’s backpack so that the bus driver can verify a student is registered.

There is a $150 cancellation fee if you sign up and then cancel the bus service prior to the start of school. As a result of the fixed, full-year contract, refunds will not be possible for canceled half-year or one-direction passes after the start of school. Families who purchase full-year round trip passes, but whose circumstances after the start of school require them to make other transportation arrangements, are eligible for a 40% refund if canceled by October 31, 2022. By registering for the bus, your family is committing to bus service for next year. No other refunds will be permissable. 

**Families may purchase for one-way, single ride passes for $15 each at the Milton Academy Bookstore.